The “tele” factor in surgery today and tomorrow: implications for surgical training and education Pietro GambadauroRafael Torrejón Review Article 27 July 2012 Pages: 115 - 122
Intravital imaging of gastrointestinal diseases in preclinical models using two-photon laser scanning microscopy Koji TanakaYuji ToiyamaMasato Kusunoki Review Article 04 August 2012 Pages: 123 - 129
Evaluation of lymph node metastasis in patients with gastric cancer: a comparison of the directionality of lymph node metastasis and the total number of metastatic lymph nodes Maki KitagawaDaisuke IchikawaEigo Otsuji Original Article 12 December 2012 Pages: 130 - 135
Preoperative arterial blood lactate levels as a predictor of hospital mortality in patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm Makoto HashimotoToshiro ItoTetsuya Higami Original Article 05 December 2012 Pages: 136 - 140
Pancreatic thickness as a predictive factor for postoperative pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy using an endopath stapler Keiichi OkanoMinoru OshimaYasuyuki Suzuki Original Article 11 July 2012 Pages: 141 - 147
Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas: clinical and pathological features of 33 cases Hongke CaiMeiqi ZhouYongchuan Deng Original Article 24 July 2012 Pages: 148 - 154
Associated expression of α2,3sialylated type 2 chain structures with lymph node metastasis in distal colorectal cancer Takaharu FukasawaTakayuki AsaoHiroyuki Kuwano Original Article 08 March 2012 Pages: 155 - 162
Validation of online calculators to predict the non-sentinel lymph node status in sentinel lymph node-positive breast cancer patients Satoru TanakaNayuko SatoMitsuhiko Iwamoto Original Article 22 June 2012 Pages: 163 - 170
Nuclear factor κB activity correlates with the progression and prognosis of pancreatic cancer in a mouse model Kenei FurukawaTadashi UwagawaKatsuhiko Yanaga Original Article 15 August 2012 Pages: 171 - 177
Pattern of initial metastasis in the cervical lymph node from papillary thyroid carcinoma Naoyoshi OnodaTetsuro IshikawaKosei Hirakawa Original Article 26 June 2012 Pages: 178 - 184
The possibility of using fibrin-based collagen as an antibiotic delivery system Junichi NishimuraKiyokazu NakajimaMasaki Mori Original Article 01 June 2012 Pages: 185 - 190
Pedunculated hamartomatous polyp of the appendix: report of a case Tadahiro NozoeEmiko MoriTakahiro Ezaki Case Report 20 May 2012 Pages: 191 - 193
Composite small cell and mucinous carcinoma originating from the intrahepatic bile duct: report of a case Toru IkegamiHiroto KayashimaYoshihiko Maehara Case report 22 September 2012 Pages: 194 - 198
Lung metastasis from an ovarian granulosa cell tumor 36 years after the initial diagnosis: report of a case Toru KimuraHiroyuki ShionoYoshio Ohta Case Report 22 May 2012 Pages: 199 - 202
Primary candidiasis and squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: report of a case Dong Hoon LeeHyong Ho Cho Case Report 29 July 2012 Pages: 203 - 205
Intraoperative fluorescence lymphography using indocyanine green in a patient with chylothorax after esophagectomy: report of a case Takuji KaburagiHiroya TakeuchiYuko Kitagawa Case Report 30 October 2012 Pages: 206 - 210
A new approach for transversalis fascia reinforcement in Lichtenstein’s inguinal hernia repair Nuhi ArslaniBorut GajzerIrina Filipović-Zore How to Do It 21 June 2012 Pages: 211 - 214
Application of the HyperEye Medical System for esophageal cancer surgery: a preliminary report Keisuke KubotaMasashi YoshidaMasaki Kitajima How to Do It 11 July 2012 Pages: 215 - 220
Infraareolar access for thoracoscopic sympathectomy to treat primary hyperhidrosis Sônia Oliveira LimaYasmin Gama AbuawadFrancisco Prado Reis How to Do It 06 June 2012 Pages: 221 - 224
The ima approach for the quick identification of the right recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid cancer surgery Akira MiyauchiHiroo MasuokaAkihiro Miya How to Do It 03 July 2012 Pages: 225 - 228